Democrats go on offense over abortion

The comments have lit a fire under Democrats, who’ve been panicked about their midterm prospects until now. And where last week enabled them to change the conversation from inflation to the likelihood of Roe being overturned, McConnell’s comments …

All but ensure another week of abortion-related headlines that Republicans may not like.

Give Democrats a potent response to one of the arguments we’ve heard from conservatives since the release of the draft opinion overturning Roe. Whereas some Republicans have talked about allowing states to set their own abortion laws, McConnell’s words suggest that Republicans actually support nationwide restrictions, decided in Washington instead of individual states.

Put Republican candidates in the position of having to answer whether they agree with the GOP leader and support nationwide restrictions on access to abortion.